Justine Aronson and Joseph Gaines (members, as are all the soloists, of the Philadelphia-based song festival Lyric Fest) have the flexible, immediately engaging quality of the best cabaret singers.... Pianist Laura Ward has thoroughly excavated these often-challenging accompaniments, playing them with mastery and character.

— Opera News (2018)

Joseph Gaines, brought in on short notice when the original singer canceled, completely embodied the music with his light tenor, committing body and soul to the music in ways one rarely sees.

— The Philadelphia Inquirer's review of AFTER WORDS world premiere (2013)